Display racks



1965 v. R. ROMERO 3,164,103

DISPLAY RACKS Filed Dec. 18, 1961 figiiigig iiii il /4 if E- I INVENTOR. l/wfor R Rome/0 BY Q ATTORNEY.

United States PatentG 3,164,108 DISPLAY RACKS. Victon'Ri-komero, Albion,Migh assignor toUnion Steel ProductssCompany, Albion, Mich. Filed, Dec.18, 1961, Ser. No. 159,953.

4 Claims. (Cl. 1081-28) This invention. relates to 'displayracks.

The main objects of this invention are:

First, to provide a rackfor displaying dishes and the like whichmay beformed. of 'relatively light stock and is strong and rigid and capableof supporting. relatively he avy, loads.

Second, to provide a display rack adapted to receive a plurality ofplates,'sa'ucers, handled cups and thelike. Third, to provide a displayrack adapted for the above indicated purposes which'is attractive inappearance.

7 Fourth, to provide a display rack having the above stated advantageswhich may be economically produced,

is strong and rigidand' one in which a plurality of the racks may benestedfor storage or shipment.

Objectsrelating'to details and economies of the invention will appearfrom the description to follow. The invention is defined and pointed outin the claims.

A preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in theaccompanying drawing, in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a rack embodying applicants inventionwith some dishes or receptacles conventionally illustrated thereon.

FIG. 2 is a plan view.

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary end elevational view.

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary view in longitudinal section on a linecorresponding to line 4-4 of FIG. 2.

The embodiment of applicant's invention illustrated is designed for thedisplaying of tableware and the manner of positioning the tablewarethereon is indicated in FIG. 1, the tableware being conventionallyillustrated; plates 1, saucers 2 or the like and cups 3 beingconventionally illustrated in FIG. 1. v

The applicants display rack includes a frame compris ing parallel sidemembers 4 and end members 5, these desirably being formed of onecontinuous strand of metal, the joint for the ends not beingillustrated. The side members 4 have downwardly offset intermediateportions 6 of substantial length, the portions 7 of the offsets beingsubstantially vertical in the embodiment shown, although they may beinclined.

The longitudinal rack members 8 are laterally spaced relative to eachother and to the side members 4 and have offsets 9 therein correspondingto the offsets 7. The ends of these longitudinal members 8 are disposedon the urn derside of and fixedly secured, desirably by Welding to theend members 5.

A second series of longitudinal members 10 are disposed between theframe side members and the first series of longitudinal members 8 andthese have downwardly olfset portions 11 corresponding to the downwardlyofiset portions of the frame side members and members 8. However thesemembers 10 terminate in spaced relation to the end members and inupwardly facing hooks 12 which are downwardly offset relative to the endmembers 5 and the members 8, see FIGS. :1 and 4.

Crossbars 13 are disposed below the longitudinal members 8 and desirablyat the juncture of the hooks with the members 10, as is illustrated inFIG. 4. The hooks are spaced from the underside of the longitudinalmembers 8 to permit engagement of the handles of cups therewith, as isillustrated in FIG. 1.

The downwardly oifset portions provide shelf-like supports for thedishes 1 and the portion of the rack at the outer side of the downwardlyoffset portion provides a support for dishes such as 2.

3,164,18 Patented Jan. 5, 1965 ice 2; In the embodiment illustrated thelegrnernbers designatedgenerally bythe numeral 14* are of invertedU-shape stock provided with crossbars 15 which are racks-embodyingapplicants' invention are capable of carrying heavy loads. The crossbars13 serve to connect the ends of the longitudinal members 10 to themembers 8, the ends of whichare sk ecu red to the ends .of the frame.The crossbars 10" are positioned so thatthehooks are not distorted .byarticles placed thereon or by stresses to which they'may besubjected to.i

I have illustrated my invention in a desirable commercial embodiment. "Ihave notattempted to illustrate a modification adapted for particulargoods to be displayed as it'is believedthis disclosure will enable thoseskilled in the art to embody or adapt, the-invention as may be desired.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desiredto secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A display rack of the class described comprising a frame havingintegral substantially parallel side members and end members, the sidemembers having downwardly offset intermediate portions of substantiallength, a first series of laterally spaced longitudinal members havingdownwardly offset intermediate portions corresponding to the downwardlyoffset portions of said frame side members and having their ends fixedlysecured to the said frame end members, a second series of longitudinalmembers disposed between said frame side and said first series oflongitudinal members in laterally spaced alternate relation thereto andhaving corresponding downwardly offset intermediate portions andterminating at their ends in downwardly offset upwardly facing hooksdisposed inwardly relative to the said frame end members with their tipsdisposed below the plane of said first series of longitudinal members,crossbars disposed on the underside of and fixedly secured to said firstand second series of longitudinal members at the inner sides of saidhooks, and inverted U-shaped leg members disposed with their bightportions on the outer sides of theupright portions of said downwardoffsets of said frame side and said longitudinal members and fixedlysecured thereto.

2. A display rack of the class described comprising a frame havingintegral substantially parallel side members and end members, the sidemembers having downwardly offset intermediate portions of substantiallength, a first series of laterally spaced longitudinal members havingdownwardly offset intermediate portions corresponding to the downwardlyoffset portions of said frame side members and having their ends fixedlysecured to the said frame end members, a second series of longitudinalmembers disposed between said frame side and first series oflongitudinal members in laterally spaced relation thereto and havingcorresponding downwardly offset interme diate portions and terminatingat their ends in downwardly offset upwardly facing hooks disposedinwardly relative to the said frame end members with their tips disposedbelow the plane of said first series of longitudinal members, andinverted U-shaped leg members disposed with their bight portions on theouter sides of the upright portions of said downward offsets of saidframe side and said longitudinal members and fixedly secured thereto.

3. A display rack of the class described comprising a frame havingintegral substantially parallel side members and end members, the sidemembers having downwardly offset intermediate portions of substantiallength, a first series of laterally spaced longitudinal members havingdownwardly offset intermediate portions corresponding to the downwardlyoffset portions of said frame side members and having their ends fixedlysecured to the said frame end members, a second series of longitudinalmembers disposed between said frame side and first series oflongitudinal members in laterally spaced relation thereto and havingcorresponding downwardly oifsetintermediate portions and terminating attheir ends in downwardly offset upwardly facing hooks disposed inwardlyrelative to the said frame end members with their tips disposed belowthe plane of said firstseries of longitudinal mem bers, and invertedU-shaped leg members disposed with their bight portions on the outersides of the upright portions of said downward offsets of-said frameside and said longitudinal members and fixedly secured thereto withtheir legs positioned outwardly relative to saidsframe side members andin diverging relation. I

4. A display rack of the class described comprising a frame havinglaterally spaced side members and end members fixedly connecting saidside members, a first series of laterally spaced longitudinal membershaving their ends fixedly secured to said frame end members, a

s aid'frame side and said first series of longitudinal members inlaterally spaced alternating relation thereto and terminating at theirends in upwardly facing hooks which are downwardly ofiset relative tosaid first series of longitudinal members and with their tips in a planebelow the plane thereof, crossbars disposed on the underside of andfixedly secured to said first and second series of longitudinal membersat the inner side of but adjacent to said hooks, other crossbars spacedinwardly relative to said aforementioned crossbars and fixedly securedto said side members and said first and second series of intermediatemembers and provided with downwardly projecting legs.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS FRANK L. ABBOTT,Primary Examiner. second series oflongitudinal members disposed between25 CLAUDE A. LE ROY, WESLEY S. COLE,

Examiners.

1. A DISPLAY RACK OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED COMPRISING A FRAME HAVINGINTEGRAL SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL SIDE MEMBERS AND END MEMBERS, THE SIDEMEMBERS HAVING DOWNWARDLY OFFSET INTERMEDIATE PORTIONS OF SUBSTANTIALLENGTH, A FIRST SERIES OF LATERALLY SPACED LONGITUDINAL MEMBERS HAVINGDOWNWARDLY OFFSET INTERMEDIATE PORTIONS CORRESPONDING TO THE DOWNWARDLYOFFSET PORTIONS OF SAID FRAME SIDE MEMBERS AND HAVING THEIR ENDS FIXEDLYSECURED TO THE SAID FRAME END MEMBERS, A SECOND SERIES OF LONGITUDINALMEMBERS DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID FRAME SIDE AND SAID FIRST SERIES OFLONGITUDINAL MEMBERS IN LATERALLY SPACED ALTERNATE RELATION THERETO ANDHAVING CORRESPONDING DOWNWARDLY OFFSET INTERMEDIATE PORTIONS ANDTERMINATING AT THEIR ENDS IN DOWNWARDLY OFFSET UPWARDLY FACING HOOKSDISPOSED INWARDLY RELATIVE TO THE SAID FRAME END MEMBERS WITH THEIR TIPSDISPOSED BELOW THE PLANE OF SAID FIRST SERIES OF LONGITUDINAL MEMBERS,CROSSBARS DISPOSED ON THE UNDERSIDE OF AND FIXEDLY SECURED TO SAID FIRSTAND SECOND SERIES OF LONGITUDINAL MEMBERS AT THE INNER SIDES OF SAIDHOOKS, AND INVERTED U-SHAPED LEG MEMBERS DISPOSED WITH THEIR BIGHTPORTIONS ON THE OUTER SIDES OF THE UPRIGHT PORTIONS OF SAID DOWNWARDOFFSETS OF SAID FRAME SIDE AND SAID LONGITUDINAL MEMBERS AND FIXEDLYSECURED THERETO.